Aileen's Strength!

The three girls wore, respectively, a black-and-white maid uniform, a pure white chef's uniform, and a pitch-black combat outfit.

"Illya!"

"Ian!"

"Eden!"

"Greetings, Lady Aileen, Young Master Ywen, and Miss Erza!"

The moment the three girls appeared, they immediately dropped to one knee and spoke respectfully toward Aileen, Ywen, and Erza.

"See, Ywen? That solves our staffing shortage~"

Aileen looked over Illya, Ian, and Eden with satisfaction. Pleased with her creations, she turned to Ywen and smiled.

"Indeed, it does."

Ywen nodded without changing expression, though inwardly, he was deeply shocked.

What absurd magic power!

Because Ywen had possessed no magic power at all in the past, he had known Aileen was powerful but had been unable to sense just how powerful she truly was.

It was only when Aileen demonstrated High-Tier Attach Magic before his eyes, attaching personalities and magic power to three utterly ordinary tools, that Ywen caught a glimpse of her vast reserves of magic power.

Only after sensing the magic power within Aileen did Ywen understand his own weakness. At the same time, he finally understood why, in the original story, Fairy Tail's Mages—including First Guild Master Mavis—would show such terror upon seeing Aileen, as if they had encountered some dreadful monster. Their magic power simply wasn't on the same level!

The clearest proof was that even the three personalities Aileen had casually attached possessed more magic power than Ywen. Ywen's magic power had already reached Level 6, and according to the system's prompt, Level 6 magic power was comparable to—or even greater than—that of certain S-Class Mages in Light Guilds. Yet even so, his magic power was still lower than that of these three personalities Aileen had created so casually.

In other words, each of the three personalities Aileen had casually attached possessed the potential for Saint Ten-level magic power!

As long as they displayed a little of their strength outside and cleared out a few Dark Guilds, they could easily earn the title of Saint Ten!

They might still lag behind the top few, but taking one of the bottom spots would be absurdly easy...

If the people of the Magic Council learned that the ten strongest Mages of the Ishgar Continent, whom they had painstakingly selected, were no stronger than the staff of a small Bakery in a tiny border town of Ishgar, they would surely go mad...

And if the Magic Council learned that these so-called Saint Ten-level magic power holders were merely disposable grunts Aileen had casually created, going mad would be the least of it. The entire understanding of magic they had built through a lifetime of studying, practicing, and accumulating experience would collapse in an instant, shattered by this unbelievable sight.

The powerful figures they regarded as lofty and untouchable were nothing more than ants in the eyes of others, easily crushed and utterly helpless...

"Young Master, my name is Illya. I am your and Miss Erza's maid~"

Illya had a steady temperament. With a gentle, springlike smile, she was as lovely as the dependable older sister next door.

"Young Master, my name is Ian! I'm the Bakery's server and chef! If you need anything, just come to Ian! Ian guarantees she'll complete it ten thousand percent!"

Ian, dressed in a white chef's uniform, had a lively personality, as though she possessed endless energy. She was the very picture of a spirited, adorable girl.

"Young Master, my name is Eden. I am responsible for protecting you and Miss Erza!"

Eden, dressed in black, was a woman of few words. Her eyes were sharp, and she seemed ready at any moment to eliminate dangers around Ywen. Eden was the classic cool girl, full of dashing charm.

The three personalities Aileen had attached each possessed distinct and clearly different temperaments.

"I'll be relying on the three of you from now on. Thank you for your hard work."

Ywen nodded at the three of them with a respectful expression. Even though they were merely illusory lives, he still gave them the respect they deserved.

With Illya, Ian, and Eden helping out, Ywen was completely freed from work. Every day, he only needed to stay in the shop to easily complete his daily tasks. To Ywen, such a life was simply bliss.

"Damn it! One Erza wasn't enough, and now there are so many more?!"

When Uncle John, the blacksmith next door, came to Ywen's Bakery the next day and saw the three additional girls, he asked for their names, then looked as though he might burst into tears in the wind, as if he had suffered some terrible blow.

"Even so, I won't give up!" John shouted. He bought a bagful of bread and said seriously to Ywen, "Ywen, tell Aileen that my feelings will never change! No matter how many more she has outside, I'm willing to accept them all! True love is invincible!"

"..."

Ywen looked at John speechlessly, unsure what to say.

"Thank you for your patronage! We look forward to seeing you again~"

Before John could hear Ywen's response, Illya and Ian sent him out of the Bakery with smiling service.

"Alert! Alert!"

"An ill-intentioned individual has been detected!"

Holding a small dagger in each hand, Eden guarded Ywen's side and watched Uncle John vigilantly.

No, he's just an ordinary person. He's practically no threat at all, but...

Though Ywen thought that, he ultimately said nothing. In his view, it was a good thing for John to give up his obsession with Aileen sooner rather than later.

Sometimes, it was a good thing to make ordinary people face reality sooner...

In the days that followed, Ywen lived a dull yet meaningful life.

Watching Erza grow bigger day by day, Ywen even felt an inexplicable sense of accomplishment!

Furthermore, as his daily tasks increased, the funds Ywen could obtain each day doubled as well.

Before long, he had saved enough money for upgrades and raised the only two Level 5 abilities on his panel to Level 6!

At that point, the Magic section of Ywen's panel was updated to...

Magic:

Magic Power: LV6 (+)

Attach Magic: LV6 (+)

Detach Magic: LV6 (+)

After reaching Level 6, further upgrades required millions in funds. Even with the money from Ywen's daily tasks now doubled, accumulating enough to upgrade to Level 7 would take time!

Moreover, Ywen discovered that Levels 6 and 7 marked a dividing line. Once he upgraded to Level 7, he would undergo a qualitative leap, and both his magic power and magic would receive immense improvements.

Not only would Ywen's magic power reach a level sufficient to rank among the Saint Ten of the Ishgar Continent, but his Attach Magic would also advance from ordinary Attach Magic to the level of High-Tier Attach Magic. Of course, even among High-Tier Attach Magic, there were vast differences in quality. Ywen still had a long way to go before his Attach Magic could reach Aileen's level.

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